5 things to do this weekend

Usher in August with our top picks for five things to do this weekend.

Jo Ann Kirby

Usher in August with our top picks for five things to do this weekend.

And because we're always looking out for you, some of these are indoors, where it's positively cool.

Celebrate Stockton's Japanese-American community as the Buddhist Church of Stockton hosts a Obon Festival with a Cultural & Food Bazaar. Check out a tea ceremony, listen to music, watch dance performances, shop and eat.

Before Norman Rockwell, there was J.C. Leyendecker - arguably the nation's most popular and successful commercial artist of the first four decades of the 20th century. His work graced the covers of the Saturday Evening Post. Check out his artwork and other exhibits for free on the first Saturday of the month.

This full-scale musical adaptation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," features the songs from the classic family film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and is the culmination of Stockton Civic Theatre's a summer program for youths.